Cutting and creasing press for paper, cardboard, or the like



Dec. 16, 1930; J. l. NAsMlTH 1,785,525

CUTTING AND CREASING PRESS FOR PAPER, lCARDBORD, OR THE LIKE Filed oct. 2, 1928 4 sheets-Sheet 1 v J. l. NAsMlTH 1,785,526

CUTTING AND CREASING PRESS FOR PAPER, CARDBORD, 0R TIRE LIKE Dec. `,16, 1930.

4 Sheets-Shea?I 2 Filed oct. 2, 192e ya www AW MMWR J. l. NASMITH Dec. 16, 1930.

CUTTING AND CREASING PRESS FOR PAPER, CARDBOARD, OB THE LIKE 4 sheet's-sheet 5 Filed oct. 2, 1928 .i -JIHIJ .Thu

Il IIII,.J|| l .lllll Il |11 J. l. NASMITH Dec. 16, 1930.

CUTTING AND CREASING PRESS FOR PAPER, CARDBOARD, 0R THE LIKE Filed 001'.. 2. V192B 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 www Diec.

- I Jenni inw-Ne Nesm ThSilventionifelatesto `ing pressesof theplatentypeior paper, card;

i' board; orfthe-lilie1 hereinafter 'referred-toi asv of paper tothe machine, andi-another object to enablethe mach-ine toibe runat al higher-- v speed and agreater output to-be obtained-than? heretofore. Y' The peeling of the sheetsf 1015;,y paper from `the `iform'e is .rende-red necessaryv` owing tothe factthatthe sheetsfare notffreeg 1 of thesteel cntting andi creasing `i-fnleV after` they have been pressedagainst thesameby the` Y platenl as the cutting edgesfof the rule are A embedded in the sheets.v V'loefect snch peel--4 ing each sheet 'of paper is grippedatgone edge n.

the sheets to` be cnt and' creasedgand is, suit#` ably` supported :inside .al steel" frarnegknownf as the, chase@ f The chase and its contents gare-4 placedjinfthe machine resting-aganst. the;Vv plenefe Prvifled.: 011; the bedY @f1-*helm* f chine.. The machinel,comprises',A a: "platenV A Which, ismovedrelativelyto the iameWQrk -in such a manner `that-thesheets of paper;- can 'be on the apprciziinlately` plane face thereoflandbesupported thereby as it is car riecl towards f and pressed against. the forme. Then the platen is ,movedy awayjjfrom the: forme tothe open position it enebles another sheet of paper tofbe inserted, but before-this j can be pressed lthe impressed shfeet adhering to the forme has to be peeled or stripped-olii' and removed. In practice, ythe masi,1in-e.iSf` l n i n v `Open when' the Vripping face 1s brought into run continuously Aandthe operatorhastoffeed the sheets of paper 'onel at. a timeon tQ-the platen of the machine andalso togfremoveor strip the impressed sheets from theifferme' andlay them aside.l Theprimary obj-ect of the invention is tol relieve the-operator of-Jall the operations exceptth'e feeding ofthe sheets for pulling the sheet away; ronrthe iaceioi pl c.

` M Y 51TH* 4ENeiner;n; ssreneirTO-vicK-Ens 'nnyrrfmnn or Wnsrivrrnsrfnnj ABR- Frise meren .vided which isi-'capable of grippingU the VVVClosed p n sition forfgrippingy the ,1n/argini jof g YAG-Golding Vtoil-'1e` .invention the achiiie pee'ed Or-strippeclfromthe formelv orient 'lig d" delivered fromlt chine. n For' this* purpose inechanismH is "pr pressed" SheetsA and strippingfihein frein the forme; and of, effecting their"l reinovalddring the. interval 'that *die platen? ifs" Opening aild closing;I This' enables theop'ertor toV Con-f' 5; centrate 'entirely on feeding"l theV sheets;` andi' Y 'permits "the niafchine te be; run at aJ :higher lspeed,thanhitherto-fwithontA dangerfto; the

'Operator- @he ilhnisnieonprise's e' erin-V *ping platehoij member Whichvis capable/'bfi being dispo-sedbehind and `l of V Conilngto' "rest 'v Y against` one ofthe marginsfvozf'.anfimpressed 'sheet left' projecting. 'beyo'nd"the` ormj'ef," 'an-Cl i ofcdactingiwith' a Ynumber ofgrlp'pers dis- Y. trijbirte along itsg length; -g @The grippersfare position and comes` to rest" behind"` the said Y margin-,but j immediately? following` fthe, i

grippers are "actuated" and" nioved to' the the `sheet'betWeen them fand' Athe A grippingY l tplate.:Nfeansfare provided whereby then" grippingniechanism is so. set in motion as @to Ystrip the sheet frolni the forme,V such strip` ping'n means bzeingijoperated immediately 8'5 itl-libel* vment[trom,the forme,k the `.sheetis held sus- 'servesto position 011, squareA it relatively toV theV forme anddisengaging it from' the., einbedded. cutting: edges of the rule.;jfIinfthisl respect, (therefore, the operation is distin-` n gnished fromthat Vobtaining in platen,print-l ing Vmachine `wherein, due te the fact tliiatfl there'is'no creasngrof the sheet-and consesuitable 'nifea-nfsV for removingYit.v One such'y -engage'wvitli the sheet 1and,.deliver it on tov ist@kv *A l' fffrisigsze;

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i Y n g Y Y mechanism11s`actuated' and' the sheet Vreleased s Y l Y e5 `vtimeansfbomprrses two-spaced ejecting rollers -between which the sheet passes 1n falling on ff aeonveyor. or deliverybandi FOllZWing the release of theV sheet, the gripping mechanism clearly understocd and readily carriedir 1to i .eiect the saine willnow 'be more ul'lyd'egi scribed by way of example with-reference tofk completes its` movementtojthe `initial posi'- f `tion',`-'with thel grippers in'the'openpsition awa fromthe gripping plate. Means"are furt er p rvidedy to raise .orj'move'the#@iplij .ping mechanismclear'of the'platenwhen this impresses a second sheeteonithe Vorme5ffand "after this impression has yhier madero levee the mechanism again)thesrirrsrsbens;Sell' in ythe Vopen position',ffor engagingthe second sheet vand' ieecting the]removalthereof asV already described in connection withthe firstsheetof `VIn orderfthatrthe said-invention may be the accompanying drawings, in which 2 ,the

chineshown 1in Figuren i Figure'y i'llfstr'atesto the lgripping mechanism? generally, asy viewedV 3c fronigth'e front of*thelmachinepanintermef v l diate part being'. omitted. 1 1;

Figure Lis an elevati' n of Figure e Shows. a sa@ einen@ leaking in the direction ofthe-arrow in Figure 3 'of the mechanism for actuating the' grippers and moving them'to the closed position for s grippingafsheet of paper. `v

v Figure 7J showsa [side elevation looking?. inthe direction oflfthe arrow? in Figure '3 of: themechanism formovingthe grippers tothe position for releasinga sheet Qf'paper therefromff ,Y Y Figures 8,9, 10,`1'1,and `12arejdetailviews4 of various relativejpositionsnf the gripper releasing mechanism;liligure1 110`being a1 sec-C Y brackets 361m the framework l5. The levers v tion taken on the linelO-lO ofgFigurelL and Figure 11 beingfaA part section taken on the line 114-11 of Figure 10i.

Thecutting `and crealsingfmachine shownl "in the said drawings', which is providedwith thefstripping Vand removall means "comprises" a machine bed or frame 15'on which is'mo'untedthe chase 16 carrying the built'up impression forme securely lbeltedto the` planea'ce` 17. Themachine is driven throughthe driving shaft, 18 provided; `with fast land loose pulleys V19and fiywheel20.'` Gea'red to the driving shaft 18 is afsecond shaft 2 1'carrying two crank discs 22 which form partbf the gearing between the' twoy shafts 18 and f bition ofthe'Y part omitted from Figure 3,3;illustrating the Y gripping rplate'and one gripper to a part ofv the 'means for actuating the gripper'. f

Figure' is a-transverse Section taken on :theline'eof Figure 4. .I

ramef`- Crank pins 23j' areV mounted on the discs22'and throughlconnecting rods 24:' actuate the platen 25', n'gwhich'the sheetto be impressed is` placed. r"The platen' is rst moved Vinto if para-lich `relafticmship with the chasejland then into close'proximity thereto 'foreiecting thelimpres'sion. The impres- 'sion sheet i-remains attached' to vthe i'orme *willenessere@ moreno the aan poss ltion nfor;thedntroduction of., another sheet,' ,andthis isrepeated'ateveryrevolution of the crank pins. The platenis so attached tothe the impression` qnicklywthrownfoi entirely.

connecting '-lrods` 24- that the` 'depth `of the im- -press'ioncambe var ied,'Y and when desired,

The stripping means" comprise two stripping: :arms 426: mounted' on each side fof-fthe 'chase f 16'o'n pivot pins '27-fittedtc the framework 15.I

The primaryfunction ofthe stripper`arms26vv Iin; conjunction with th'efmechanism connected 'therewith istostrip'tlie impressedfshefet'froni .the formesfjandgfor, this purp'ose the 'arms have iin'ifpartedE toi them fcontrolled' :oscillal toryang'ular movement aboutltheir pivot pins Vthe gripping mechanismis opened and closed 7and engaged withfthe margin'ofthe sheet of pa"pje1 j andl operated'l'for releasing vthe same 27 YThe .arms also supportV betweenV vthem theaforesaid gripping plateand grippersand during the saidfmoti'on'of the 'arms 'after-, detachinentl of* thefsheet from-the forme.' The gripping mechanism comprises a :gripper bar 29 Ywhich is carried 'by brackets 28-capablefof sliding'movement vlengthwise of thestripper arms 26, thelatter vbeing formed at their vripperends withchannelsY or slide- 'ways 2805"(see Figures'gand 7), for the enygagement.therewith ofthe brackets 28. The

lowestpo'sition to whichwthe gripper bar 29' may'be'mved is regulated. by adjustable stops 130'. --Thestripper arms 26 have springs 31 atloweneXtremities 34h oflevers 34 pivoted near'ftheir `lowerfends onY pins mounted-l in ftached "theretoy for-cempensating vinertia ef` 'factsy and; to steady'- lthegm'otion of the said armsLf-Tlie two stripper arms 26 are con-v -nected togetherf-b'yatie bar 32 and are acjtuat'ed fromjthe crank shaftV 21fthrough the,r vmedium olfV camsv38`, andV rollers la'cn the llgarecorfnected lattheir upper ends yby links v.

z37 to the 'arms 26 while-the rollers 34 engagel l*with the cams33- .The rotationof the cams 33 thus oscillates the Ylevers 34=`and a similar s motion is imparted t the arms 26 through the connecting links A37. vIt Will be understood -anp .1....J

that allfthe partsrer'erred to'V in' this' section" 1 are duplicatedj on theiother side of themachine withtlie exception of the tiebar-f32 The camsl 33 which actuate the leversSl also serve to' actuate levers 38 pivoted 'on pins i 1 the're'ar thereof. l k' llhe continuedrotationof the cam=33 permits return vmovement of the *lever 56 and the YmovementV ovfonev of. the deliveryrollers 'awayffrom the otherv rollerfto enable' a succeeding impressed vv'sheet-to fall! i be moved'to theopen position, and thejedge Y" between the rollers 'andto he squared olf and oil then delivered fromthefmachine The-'foregoing descriptionsetjs forth the operation-of 4- the mechanism for strippingjand delivering the impressed sheetsfofrpaper vand'itfis nowY proposedto describein detail fthe eonstrucf tion of the parts already mentioned'.A vregards the gripperv mechanism V which "comprises the gripper bar 29, grippers 47, gripping plate 48 and notched'bar 49, reference i is directedmore particularl'yfto Figures'B, 4v

--and v5, wherein la in'fFigu're 5 designates the sheet after it has beenimpressed on the forme.

The gripper bar 29f'show'n in section in this view and in the position itrwill'occupy relai tive to th'es'h'eet when 'the brackets 28 Yhave fallen on to the adjustable stopsj30', has at#` tachedk to it` theV baclror gripping 'plate"48 i `which is secured tothe saidbrackets'28. Se-V cured to the gripping plate 48 at suitablein tervals along itslengthf'are blocks 6fg-which'rV carry pivot pinsv 64 for the 1grippers- 47-andv` these areconnected through pins65 to spring controlled plungers i 66. Passing through guide slots'67 l'formed 'in the'bloclvs is vthe-notched bar 49 which extendslfrorn one side ofthe machine to the otherfand is'controlled as hereinafter described;` f This -bar 49 fis provided with al number of inclines 68, asshown-inrFigure 4, so disposedras to opcrateV in conjunction'. with the plungers 66' which are slotted out as previously mentioned f forthe bar 49 to pass through and are formed with inclines 69 which 'co-act with the inclines v v 68 ofthe notched bar 49 as will be clearfrom Figure 4. `The springs 721 controlling the plungers 66 maintain the'inclines168 andv 69 in ysliding contact, whilethe movement' of vthe" bar 49 lengthwise regulates the position of" the spring vcontrolled plungers 66 and the Y opening and closing of theg'rippers47, As

showniin Figures 4 and 5 the grippers47'are Y in the open position and permit the*l uppery edgeof the impressed sheet to be received into the space left between v'the gripper plate 48 and the grippers47. To facilitatethe receptionof the said upper edg'erof the impressedy sheet, the said gripping plate is ehamferedas vrow 71,'shown in Figure 4 for moving the iner, roller VYifor causesithemrto 'gripthe edge of the impressed sheet vagainstthe grippingfplate ff48. v When theI'iotchedb'ar49-isoperatedin the reverse direction, the5finc'linesi68 will bear against the ,inclin'esgi 6 9 'on the l plungers 166l and pull ythe plun'g'ers down inoppositionftothe' pressure of the springs 72 andthe grippers 47 will 'ofthefsheet released.v F rom this it will loeY understoodgthatif rthe notchedbar 49 is actuatedfifom-side' to side across-the machine' at th'orrectlnmes,thesheas eine@ grippedand released VinV the requisite'order, T1193 Y means Tier' operatingy the I io'tch'ec'lA bar 49 for .moving thel gri'ppers to Vthe" closedV position j for'grippingthe sheet, thatis'by moving the Y notchedbar 49in thediiection of thearrow 71, are shown inFigures V3 and 6. i "In these figures the gripper bar bracketY 28 carries l i a pivot pin 7 3 on which is-movably supportedv a double `arm :lever 7 4L One arm of this lever engages at 7 5 with the end of the notched barl Y 49 and the lother armis'provided with a pro- Yjection-,76 -whichrengages a recess 77 cut-into the top Aofthe notched bar 49.' This recess l c l I ',77'ahd1pro3ect1on 76 guard against vright to- Vleftjmovement ofthe barn49under the in# yfiuencefofftheinclines 68. and 69 and the i springs`72. j The doublearmlever 74 is also formed with aneirtension 78 which engages'as required'with ajpawl 79 pivoted on a pin 80V 1 carried onlanextension 81.0f the' slide block 42; AThekpawl 7 9'isheldnormally in the position shown inFigjureSbya spring 82 against the stop formed on thefeXt-ension of the slide block42 carrying thepivot pin 80. As viewed int FigureS the :pawlg79` cannot therefore L in 'Figure-3 the carrier bracket 28v and the lmovelon its pivot pin 80 in a clockwise direc-V 1 'tion buty is controlledA inthe lother direction onl'ybythespring 82. vInthe position showny gripperlloarl 29 are@ supportedv on the adjustablestops 30 vprovided on the stripper arms .-26,3.but the downward motion of the slide blocks continues and consequently vthe pawly 79 continues :its vdownward kmotion while it will beunderstood that the double arm actu,V

ating lever 74 isat rest. f In the position shown in-Figure 3j, c'ontactbetween-vthe pawl 79 and 1 `'the lever 74 hasajustbeen established and' as the `pa'wl 79Yisvv immovable as regards clockwise rotation,y thev further' downward' move- Y mentlof thefs'lide block 42 carrying with it the pawl 79 actuates the double arm lever 74 and fturns it ineal clockwise direction and disen`r` at 7 O.V To operate the grippers47for'grip--` the ,.1everf74", not only does the projection s .76' release l"the notched bar 49 but the Varm which engages at'75j-with the end of the bar 49.

4inovesitzlengthwisefroni to left-in the .direction of thegarrovvl (Fig'ure" 42) and yInofves the grippers 47 to thejclosefdlposition;

seri-h edf; Aterythe grippe-r i ave th-usbeen operated by 'thefmoveinengt Sofft-he bar 49 ini the direotionof the. farrowll ato eng-age the sheet, "the stripper '-aiins g perform :their angular movement duringfvvhiehthe notehed g Lbgii 49is1opera tedih thereveif'sefdirectio toff movethe-grippersffl'YA-ttheopen positionfor releasing the impressedjsheet. giid peril'flittiiig''` J it Vvto fall 'between therollers'52.21SjpieviOu-Sly V i,deseiihekl., Tlestri-pperLe-rns, 26y then move* :1 towards the; -forme, and the slide lloloeksf 42j return Vto 4pife'liguqj the; grijperbar: 29 through; the brackets Q8 and liftitout of the Way of-L the platen for the next vclosure of thefplaten faces. fiuring the-retufrii of .the slide .lolooks L-Zthe pztwl 79- ontheblopk shoxvnyinf'ligure he `@'iigiin 'engages the jrojetionffon th as Ithe. massi Of'thej-gripperbaris considerable @andthe -i's only controlled g'ainst i countercioelvviserotation bythesli'ght spring again on the 'ne-Xt downward travel` frthe 1 ing thefnote'hged br 49 -i-ilthe-reve-rse` direc-3 ure ll) ,for moving the grippers? to theropeii position vis moreyprtieulnrly shoiviii'in Fig- 1 i; ures 3 and? to `l2finclusive; Figures .5,.'a-i 1d,f7k

`showing the ygripper barf29 and stripper ar'rns l 26, Vin the position olos'ej-to :theqfor'meend f Figures `8 to 12-inclusive' showing this portion` ofthe mechiin-ism separte Aij'rointhe restfof the stripping mech-legnisin'.vv Rigidlyv secured "to the stop `8() on the arm26 ,shown on-theleft' Vhndside of Figuree', andinF-gures zin'd 9, isaniember 83 formedvwitha gui'devvaly Sil inY which is 4adaqoted toslidefapblock 85 carrying a .pivot pin 86: @in this .pivot pinl is mounted a blok- 87 provided with @pivot pin 88 on Whiehisinointedfa, detent'89ior= mellyheld .in 1a vertiealposition -by a spring 90V through the medium of the pinsQlend 92l length through `the medium of `its rerniiningr A parts 95 (seeFi-gurexl) zt'nd 96 nd97 A(Fig-Q lires 8 and 9) to sut thepositon inrwhichythe g le double ere `resting on fthestofps `30; 1 upposingfnov'vf prOjCtifonijlOron ,of ythe slide lozirffllllfV is, moved upwards;relativeiyto the projee-L 'relative i po itiori r diigzulerfinotion. It vvvill be nder.-

to andfzfro. 'angular inotion of i rms 26, the-griiipr-bat brackets 28 f s Y *o o .o leven-102 the .therl/"II1-40' tfvhieh 'engages vithrthe Opposite 'end 'ofthe notehedgber V4 9 ,tofthat engaged bythezdouble laverie-Fromm inspegtien ,0f Figures Y. j :11, and 1.2i. item1-1. be Seaview-the part-,lof y the deent 89: which is capable of beingeiij gagged: with` "and disengaged fr'nipthe pro-y f jtijoir -avzayfffifom theforrn'e Vrelative fmotion of thesagid pjartscease's and fthe position of thev permises ShiQWn .nFgurBS :7, Sfald 9eme-detentrSQHdue toj the limited Adimensionofthe projecting `@Wn-,99 being wwfini poeti@ Suche@ mega-,gee with the pmicfion ,10Q en -the?` slide ba-rflgOl Whenfnoved downwards.

Ajsthestripp'erarrns 26 freturntovvards the meng parte: 9,9 offlrthedeentlse engaged with izo l f bgiiinifngtesnae; The pfojea'gipaa jon'thedetent SQisthiiS'draWi-clear of the p "jction' 10D? of thefslideibar 101; QA: pin

ifhqprejeeengpprtianfofthe block 83 anara- "'s`tor'e aositiv'elylthe pivot block 87jto the rela- 1. "tive ngular 'position in Which-sliding will i Vlo vagain as iny Figures 3 landf TheflXed mein` tiol i KPVdesignated105ingFigure 11 and adapted `toengage asrequiredxvi'th'the p in 104,57 The jV ppi-vot lolofckL 87 has ai projection designated 106 Yiiiilfligufre ,9 adaptedto'enga'ge the side; of the.

lolo'cliSS,V the loivergvvallof which is ter# *f i' lbya face 10T Whioh fis f-'radialf from t fpifn' 86,5 .Theupper part fen@ pfo- .3s @iremos is'@emessa@anagramsiside "Wall "'O' iied' block-"83 v in the relative 'movement loil "these parts; partial AAV rotation of t fthe" pivoted block-f8 gpiseefavingfterthe2d positiontofthe prima l fcen'tre gffFigu, 11 nd 12 show these de-vl ossibleg and wiilpt'alre I jwhichipivots the'doubled arin operating lever Oiie k"arm of which," Vaspreviously men-l 5 fammes; eng-gegane ieafhana ena ofthe "illu notched har 49'in`fa 'similar manner to that i 4mach ineas,already described, the doublearm lever1021iftsup the slide har '1015 and as the 'grip p'erV springs '72 are acting in such a mannerithroughtlieiinclines 68'and69 'asto resist ''ily linvementof the Anotched vhar 49 in, the

opposite direction frornleft to right, theparts 'remain Y in i the position in which thev` are left by the action 'of-the operating flever 7 4: at the right hand'si'de of the machinell Thus-the proj ect'ingportion 100 oftheslide bar 101'vvill bein itshighestposition YWhen this hastaken vplace" and if it iisypulled o downwardsffit ."Will,

jthrjough` the operating lever 102 push f the V- L 4-Insigniadkbarie"from1ere wright in Opposition tjo'ftheiaction of f the vgripper "springs 72 throughtheinclinesGS and 69 and move the i kgripp'ers 47 to the fopen 'p'ositi'onl In vthus movingthe-notchedbar'49fin'theopposite dintake place on the reversaly ofthe motion;- 'the` relative position oI" the"V parts b'eingf noW` vas valready described; ff Theme enan f NVhfatFI "tefrsfBatento theUnited States lis i '.1 `Acutting .'andilcreasing vpress vIneansjforl delivering the 1 sheets lfrom the `P feSsw 1 vreetionto tl'iatin'dieatedby-the'larrovv 71 the catch 7 6 Willagain fallf'into` the recess 7 7 in Jthetop ofthe` notched bar, and holdf it in this positionuntil'n it is again` operated.; It Willhelcf'lear from the above thatthe slidefhar 101 onlyfrequi-restobejpulled doWn'at the desired time tojrnove 'the gripp'ers tothe' open ure v6' and'nthe right hand sideof Figure 3 A y formechanicallv and auto-iV matieally strippingthe 'impressed' sheets from fpo'sitiom'the position ofthe slide bar 101 hei ing restored'fby themecfhanisnishovvn in -Figthe forme'asf-hereinbeforedescribed'may be used in connection with cutting and. creasing and similar machnesfnomatter whether the fOr'papei" v Cl y comprising;.anlfimpression forme, means en- 'former fabling papertohe introduced'into the press,"` means-for pressing-,the forme andfthe paper f together; and means'operating'vvith a peeling action jiofflrernoving the paper-from the 2@@liggingy pressfor paper i comprising; v'an-- impression Vforme,-rne ans enabling f'papejij toghe introduced into'the "press, i means-ier" pressingthepforrne and ythe-13aper` A together'5- n'eans operating'vvith a peeling action for? removingftle paperffrom the orn'ie,"` and' means f orf deliveringf from the press thev paperfrom'the formef f B Affcutting andcreasingpress'ffor'paper comprising', an f impression forme5 means en- 4alolingindividual'sheets ofxpaper to be fed ltothe forme, means for pressing the forme -andthe'individual sheets of paper together, and-meansloperating with a' peeling action rom thea forme.'y Y

4J A c uttingfandlcreasing presslvforjpaper 'comprising, an-impression forme, means 'eniabling individual *sheetsfof paper Vto be 'fed tothe forme, means for pressing the forme andv the individual sheets of paper together,

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' `for removing the individual sheets. of paper means operating'with a Ipeeling"action for removing the individual sheets of paperfierom the 1 orme, f and-' means' f for delivering troni` the press thelsheets olfpaperv'peeled Vfrom'the ormeijj Y V l l Y Y 5. cutting" and 'creasing press 'for paper comprising; Aan :unpr'ession forme, means enaloling .individual*sheetsl of` paper. to` be ed to'theforme', means for pressi-ng the forme k0nf 'to the lindividual sheets Y of v-p' aper,. me;

chani'callyfope'ratd lgfipping devices en'h gageable vWithV the margins ofthejindividual sheets fofjpapler, means-iter moving the vgrippers avvafyfroin theztorme and removing. the sheets-therefrom-With a peeling action, and

f 6.1Miene-.mieeihespreeerme;

means for movi-ng' fheffdevigcesaway 'frein away from Jche farine 3'the"forme and peeling 'ehe-maids ammi-eers; easing cf paper therefrom7 and mea- "the sheets: irm thejdevic theri rernQthepressf` *7; -Acuttifng and 'creasing p aper f -iVfdU-al Usheefns 'freni the grippe/rs,"- 'a sheet;

' *sheets-from the ferme, n i'enbers on Chef --Apersftogetheg calins A'dex'fices 'capable engaging 'Ath-e mchvidaal Y squaring memberTmeans directing the ysheets lthesquared!sheets"freni the press! l pairnifregyatabi i foibe; 'forme 'impressing theerm A 'Peine Lanismcarryngfthedevces[and'engaging n cams, 'and lrneans foijifdelvering 'the sheetsY -of paper fromthe press.v Y if 9. 12A 'cutting and .creasing 'press for Y paper conrprislieg,` an impression ferm@ means for 'per together-, 'cams en the i; discs, 'gripping :devices capable `of engaging the' individual Y sheets rof paper' on. the forme.mechansm carrying thei-devicesifor peeling the it'i'dfvidual-` i Ving-the devices and engaging the cams, means; forfreieasngithe-sheets from the devices, guidesf'fr the passage citheshcetsginter; inittentiyjeperated rollers for Vrerneving l the Y sheets from theQuideaandineans for deliverz peper together; @eme-Qn @he dises, gripping devices' capable Of' engaging thejindividual sheets from the vformeyrnfe Inbeifson thenaechanismcarrying .the devices and engaging the cams7 yand; means f-for` delivering 'from `fthe pressi-the sheets cfpaperrpeeled ,from theY forme.y W "A Y' .A cuttingl and pressfrfonpaperj comprising animp'ressicn `f@ 1-Ine',,I neans en `ablingindividual sheets 0i :'papeljt be sied,

fthe for-ine, p 'a "fr n'ovng fthe devices ariel-peeling the-sheets if serrano i Vln ieinbei"7 A 1cntiffirig{and} creasingpress'forja-@9er 'i'nechamsm actuated bythe *the forme 'and the, sheets o;

"thedevices andv de i 1 .varier 'with jthefsqaaneg squared sheets 212.1 A

ka: pair 0f rotatable discs onv the discs Vf r jcainsoirthe discsl grippiri` f evicesand elea sing 4u compris the desees' freni' che saine -'a-ide, mechanism "actuated b vthe 'discs fer *pressing the `"forme and the? sheets fof. `paper together-cams onfthe discs,` "grippingf 'devices f 'capable of engagingfthe r.individual paper n on .fthe forme, rnechanisin devices c`r=pee1irig" r'the indifvin irnpressicnlorma nieahsene: Y Y c be'intrcducedflntothe press,

'ili'i'ligI paper tcfhefinproduced intoL vche f press, L

apaii .Off rtfatable disc'sfcn the same-aide,

Y`fol engaging the individual sheets of p apefr '0n the ornije,niechanisincarrying Vthe de-y ;vices for peeling theindividlialsh'eetjs from the forme, members 0h the lnechanish'i carrj f ing thesheefcfs fpaper fronithepr'ess.-

an impressionfforme5- means en? fdr liessing the fertile andthe sheets cf paper frees- 'fcarrying i'hef'devioes for f peel vieesjoapable oit engaging-*righe Vshetsnoi. paper on the Y '7 ing. ellek vndiv1- i diialslieets.rointlieforma members. n lie Qme'eliani-sm. arrying'kinedevices nd engag- -lng Athe eamsmeans fior releasing j elle sheets from ille devieesggiiides forl die passageggof removingthe slieeis from the duidesgllneelianism operated vby.the caIr1soil1 j movingone ofilie rollersrelative ly 'to he Y other intermittently opeina-ted, roller, and

Y eomprisin'gian impressie Y ablin'g individual sheets'4 to thefforme, a pai/spi 'retaiable means forldelivering. the lslreets of paper, from xthepreSS-'if V. i klrlil 'vl' 151A Cutting and Cl'edses-p1esser parer. comprising, animp're'ssion; liorme, meaiisffor liefe@ nih@ enabling yindividual sheets oipziper t same axle, Ymeelia'nisiii -atnated tire', dises fr ldual sheets or ispaper on 'the forme*a meel g devices for peeling` the indiv'idiial. sli ees from thev forme, members on `ineehanis'iii earry# ing tlie devices and engaglngvtheieams, means fior. releasing-fthe sheets from the devices,

gnidesfortlie passage-Sofia erel-eased Slafeels,vr Y intermittently operated 3ov which recevestheslieets'fromztlie re Y A ollersforremoving theV slieetsbromjtlie'iguidesr and ga e nveyor ersan'd I 'j same jaXlef, meehanisinf-actiiaisddloy..the dises for pressing tlie'forme andilie sheets offpaper together, eamsonjthe dises, gripping vices capable of engaging the lndlvidualsheets ef paper on the forme, meohanismfearrying the devices 'for peelingihe individual VYsheets .from Y the `iorme,members ,on fthe me'ehanism fcarrying thedevieesaii ingame a@ ems, means i'or releasingwthe slieetsijrom allede-Y vieesg guides for;` tliepassage of; the sheets, a pair of intermittently. 'operated rollerslfor re movingtlie Vsheets from .the rguides,riieelianisi'n operated the cams entire discs-lier ingeving one of the rollersrelativelyvto the other roller, .and a conveyor for reee1ving'-vthe sheets from -imeffibel's @11i-themechanismenengaging the dams .iid nieans'for.delivergingilieslieets of mechanismfactuated by' .the disesV forv press- .H deVlCG/Sis; a j VKsheet ,squaring mei'n lo'er,y guides direeting theslieefs .on piso# and.. sarrangingv them parallelv with 3thesqiiaring member,v intermittently op Vthe sheets', 4in termiitentlyoperated'rollers'for Yeratecl; VV rollers'jlfor A remeving the squared sheets!y and aj 'conveyor Y. which., reeeives the eets from the rollers' `rand' delivers them fapable fof fengagifngrdlie individual sheets i fsheassfffpmihe.fprme 1membersonf: Carry-Egal@- tlie'framegand engagingiliefcams, andlmeans e slieeijs *ofl paper from-the for delivering th 119." 'A ilitilieamreasing PreSS'fOr Parier Vwmp'risiie, 1111 impression forme, mea/11S: G11- ablingpaper to beyintrodueedginto the press, Y a pair Qfrotaiablegdisos 4.on.vlifesaine axle, mechanism actuated. bythe f lis'esgfor2 pressing tothe fforme,"apair of'rotatabladisc's on the `same axle, 'meehanismaetuated byfthe dises for pressingfthe -ormeand the -lsheets of paper fipogeilier, camson .the'diso s, spring Controlled grippinfrL devices capable .ofv 'engaging tli'e oseillauablefframe carrying 4the devices for.

' peelingthe individual sheets fromthe forme,

members onVK theffiiame andfengaging' VYthe ieriv .abling individual sheets'k oik paperioA be' ,fed

' io tlie `forme, means ffor .pressin -the indiv idual sheets of paperon vloille-fferme", apair rotaiable 'discs on vthe .same axle, mechaf nismacnatedby Valle discs ion pressing the forme andr theV sheets offpaper togethemoams on 'the discs, gripping devices ,capableoffgenlf-k gagingtheindividualisheets of paper on'fclie forme7 mechanismearrying the :devices: feg'. peeling the individual sheets frein "clierjiol :mep

p Cams,` flneansf on 'one *side of tlie iframe for Y closingthe grippingjlevices means .Qn the v opposite'rside ofjthesaid frame for opening the`devices,fmean tiiatedflo'y the 'cams for moving thedevi'ces on the Yifi-ama'antlfmeans Viofr"delivering Vthe sheets of paper `from .the

. 211. ,Acufting and creasingipress viic'irfpapei" Comprising, ,an 'impression forme, meansjfo'r enabling individual.; sheets of paper# to loe Vfed lto the forme, a rotatableldiscs on the same axle, mechanism actuated by theidiscs Vfor pressin,f the' forme andthe sheets .lofpaper together, cams-on .the discs, spring controlledgripping devices capable ofeningthe devices, means actuated by the cams for moving the devices on the rame,'gu1des for the vpassage ofreleased sheets of. paper and means for delivering -romthe' press. the sheets of paper peeled VAfrom and released fromfthe devices. 22. A vcutting andcreasing press for paper comprising, an impression orme,-means ento the forme, a pair Vof rotatable discs on by the camsfor moving'the'devices-on the. imams, guides for thep'assage of the released sheets, intermittently. operated rollers-forre moving the'sheets from the guide, and means .fior deliveringtlie sheets-from the vpress` the same axle, mechanismv actuated by jthe discs for pressing-.the ormeandthe sheetsl of paper together, cams on thefdiscs, vspring controlled gripping d'evicesicapable of en gaging the individual'sheets ofipaperv-onthe forme, an osc'illatable' .frame carrying the devices oi'ipeeling the individual sheets' from the forme, members on' the-frame" and en-A sisting 1n squarlng each individual sheet to li'eain a predetermined direction afterbeingl ,released andjbefore beingdelivered fromthe gaging the cams,`means on the frameforclos lng and opening the devlces, means actuated I 23. "Acuttingand creasingpress'iorpaper .comprising an impression forme, means en-Yr abling individual sheetsof paperto' be fed tothe forme, a 'pair of rotatable discs on-the same axle, mechanism .actuatedby "thef discs yfor pressingthefforme andthe sheets 'f"p a V pertogether, cams on the discs, springscong-r trolled gripping-'devices capablefo engagingthe individual vsheets of paper von- 'the l forme, an osci'llatable frame carryingthe del- 1 vices for peeling the individual sheets 'from 1 the forme, vmemberslonthe frame and engag`V ing vthe cams,means for closing and opening'j-` -the devices, means actuated by thec'ams `:for v one of 'themargins ofeach individual sheetv abling individualsheetsof paper to be fedy perftogether', cams on thediscsfspring'con# Y ingthe individual sheetsV Aofpaper on 'the devices for peeling the individual'sheets'from the forme, membersfon `the frame andV engaging .the cams, means on therame orclosing and .opening1 the devices,"V means actuated by thecams for movingthe ldevices on the frame, l

a sheet squaringmember in the form of an endlessY belt,j.;gui destorfthe passage of the belt for Adelivering theimpressed sheet from thepress.

v"25, A method of stripping. impressed sheets of paper from the forme of a cutting and creasing press, consistingin gripping trolled` gripping devices capableof engagiiorme, an oscillatable vframe carrying the .S5 of pape'r,-mov1ng the grlpped margins of the successive sheets individually transversely .away :from vthe forme to peelztherespective v sheets therefrom theseparation-of the respective sheets from the forme commencing at one edge thereof and gradually extending f across to the oppositeedge, releasing the mar-r gins of the successlve sheets and' delivering the-released'sheets from the press.

26. A method as in claim 25, further conpress. v

27; *A mechanism for stripping impressed sheets from'the lfoirme" ofa cutting` and creas-v ingfpress 'comprising a movable frame cari rying vsheet Vgripping devices, means -for ymounting the-mechanism `onthe press, means for -moving the v. `frame towards the forme,

means for closing. the'gripping devices onl .the margin of thesheet, means for moving theA l i frame from thev formeand` peelingfth'eim#A f l i forzguidin'gthepassageofthe released sheet,

means forsquaring the kedgeofthejreleaseds.i i i u deliveringthe sheet from" thesquaringmeans i' Y JonNjinvrNGNAsM-Irn.. na

'sheet andmeansfor y 'I'lflOVing-the devices on'the frame, guides fori v 'fthe passage of the released sheets, intermitg.

a conveyor Whi`ch-receives the sheets-from 7 the rollersand delivers them from'the press.' 24. Acuttingandcreasing press forfpap'er Vcomprising,animpression forme-,means en. U abling individual sheets of paper-to be'fed Y -to the formeil Pair 0f rotatable `discs on 'the f 'i same axle, mechanism actuated by the discs 'l for pressing thefformeand the sheets of .1

pressed 'sheet'therefromg means ff-or relea sing V thel impressed sheet from the devices, means 

